*These surveys conducted between 9/2/05 and 9/15/05 are not included in the adjacent column averages.
EPA allowed early use of winter gasoline in a Hurricane Katrina-related waiver issued August 31, 2005.

RFG Property and Performance Averages for Baltimore, MD

Winter

Years & Standards:
Simple Model

Phase I
Complex

Phase II
Complex

Data

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

Number of surveys

10

7

4

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

Average of oxygen (w%)

2.30

1.83

1.93

1.90

1.95

1.98

1.98

1.92

1.96

1.98

1.88

3.21

Average of benzene (v%)

0.597

0.648

0.589

0.592

0.611

0.604

0.549

0.611

0.616

0.575

0.604

0.658

Average of rvp (psi)

Average of aromatics (v%)

22.02

20.55

21.66

23.11

21.78

18.01

18.64

19.81

19.18

19.87

18.87

20.73

Average of sulfur (ppm)

211

241

211

196

211

182

110

106

49

Average of olefins (v%)

8.92

9.97

10.43

9.87

11.04

10.55

11.29

11.03

9.93

Average of E200 (%)

55.3

55.9

55.9

54.4

55.4

54.3

55.7

56.6

56.5

Average of E300 (%)

84.0

84.4

85.6

86.0

84.4

84.3

83.7

85.5

84.6

Average of T50 (F)

186.0

185.2

185.4

188.8

186.1

188.8

184.7

183.1

174.4

Average of T90 (F)

330.3

329.3

324.1

320.6

328.5

328.1

332.4

323.4

327.5

Average of MTBE (w%)

11.72

8.21

9.51

9.71

9.50

9.58

9.39

9.61

9.84

10.15

9.70

2.64

Average of ethanol (w%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

7.81

Average of TAME (w%)

0.70

1.66

1.21

0.88

1.41

1.43

1.69

1.08

0.98

0.62

0.56

0.06

Average of ETBE (w%)

0.10

0.27

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.09

0.02

Average of TPA (w%)

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Average of IPA (w%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

Average of NBA (w%)

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Average of TBA (w%)

0.05

0.02

0.01

0.00

0.02

0.04

0.04

0.04

0.06

0.07

0.02

0.00

Average of NPA (w%)

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Average of SBA (w%)

0.01

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.01

0.00

0.00

Average of DIPE (w%)

0.09

0.12

0.02

0.01

0.01

0.02

0.05

0.04

0.08

0.18

0.08

0.03

Average of IBA (w%)

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

Average of methanol (w%)

0.03

0.01

0.02

0.00

0.01

0.02

0.01

0.03

0.02

0.00

0.00

0.00

Avg Ethanol Volume%

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

7.28

Avg Specific Gravity

0.732

0.731

0.738

Phase I Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)

5.47

5.92

Phase I Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%)

24.15

24.29

Phase I Complex Model NOx Reduction (%)

5.72

4.58

Phase II Complex Model VOC Reduction (%)

Phase II Complex Model Toxics Reduction (%)

24.62

24.69

27.57

27.91

26.02

26.95

28.05

28.93

26.08

Phase II Complex Model NOx Reduction (%)

5.84

4.75

6.81

7.63

5.87

7.45

9.43

10.08

12.63

*These surveys conducted between 9/2/05 and 9/15/05 are not included in the adjacent column averages.
EPA allowed early use of winter gasoline in a Hurricane Katrina-related waiver issued August 31, 2005.

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